Jackson Peale is a former lawyer. Ran into some trouble a few years ago. Booze. Drugs. Lost his license. Works as a private detective now. But after waking up in a strange Charleston motel, he’d not been enthusiastic about finding a guy named Khalil. But the client was a mysterious woman who looked like a Kardashian with black hair pulled back in a ponytail, sunglasses, and a tight, tan dress that fit all of her curves. He knew he shouldn’t take the assignment from Staci Turner. But he did...

After a fatal epidemic, a young Colette Stonethrower ­flees her village to a life as an orphanage guardian, until another tragedy changes everything. As she leaves again on faith, migrating far from the place of her birth, she meets a talented, idealistic stranger and makes a friend from a foreign land who becomes her trusted confidant. While her new life reveals her purpose—fighting for the working poor and the destitute, exposing corruption and advocating for the arts—Colette...

She sat her throne, imprisoned with God at her side The sweetest of slaves given sweetest of freedoms Her beauty tolled in her heart the sweetest of bells Truer to tone, that the humming bird at flower. No one stroked her tresses in desire foul play Lest angeled legions sound trumpets chastising dirge Yet hers was an earthly song sing more musical than A thousand stringed lyre, melody of sweetest song, Dressed she was and fit to meet the mightest king Strength of words to her son changed w...

Come with me not into another world, Just into that world Special only to you. Come with me, You pioneer to self, Enjoy those trails All have walked, Yet not one, even one, Sees these trails As you would have them seen. Come with me, away awhile, Partake of that symphonied Perfect choralled choir Heard only by attuned ears, Tho those ears belong to you, Those ears hold This spinning orb in hand. Come away with me, Behold my Emerald Sea. Do you see a part of me Merge to your soul, merged:

EVIL CREEPS INTO HOUSEHOLDS ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY…Fushigi and Jimmy continue tracking down curses, but they’ve got their work cut out for them. Creepy stories seem to be spreading farther than ever, which means Himitsu’s real urban legends are endangering more and more people. When the curse-hunting duo comes across an odd magazine column about urban legends, their investigation into its source leads to a familiar publisher’s office. There, they find a mysterious person using Himitsu’s cu...

Mutcherson portrays Jett, the beloved main character, as the cool kid with a green conscious. Jett is invited to the White House after being recognized for her exceptional care of her body and community. In this energetic new title, children will enjoy an adventure-packed expedition bursting with clever rhymes and a thrilling sing- and dance-along, including an alphabetical listing of delicious healthy foods so they may also become Green Machines like Jett and her friends. The Day the Whit...

The two-volume set LNCS 9774 and 9775 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference EuroHaptics 2016, held in London, UK, in July 2016.The 100 papers (36 oral presentations and 64 poster presentations) presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 162 submissions. These proceedings reflect the multidisciplinary nature of EuroHaptics and cover topics such as perception of hardness and softness; haptic devices; haptics and motor control; tactile cues...

"A practical, useful, easy-to-read resource that I will keep on the edge of my desk as a reference. The book is filled with excellent and useful information and serves as both a concise summary of focal points for principals as well as a resource for additional information."—Kari Dahlquist, PrincipalCreek Valley Elementary School, Edina, MN"All school administrators who want their school to become a high-performing school have to read this book. It is tra...

The quiet letting go of Autumn, the reflective stillness of Winter, the bright rebirth of Spring, and the flourishing warmth of Summer trace the natural path of grief as it grows and changes to fit the spaces left behind by those we love. Easy-to-use exercise guides and activities invite readers to explore the changeable nature of grief through the ebb and flow of the seasons.As well as contributions from diverse creative practitioners, poems from Dr. Robert Neimeyer and reflection...

Sabrina looks like your typical 9 year old girl, but Sabrina has a secret. She has her own wolf; well, as much as a girl can own a large, wild, grey wolf. Sabrina is challenged over and over again with her new, wild friend, and learns about life, and love, along the way.

Discussions about leadership, even those centered on women, often overlook contributions made by Asian and Asian North American women. Now, Su Yon Pak and Jung Ha Kim share stories of Asian and Asian North American women who found their ways, sometimes circuitously, sometimes unexpectedly, into leadership roles.Divided into three sectionsRemembering Wisdom, Unsettling Wisdom, and Inciting Wisdomthe book presents narratives of leadership experiences in the fields of social activism,...

Formation of Periodical Authorship in 1920s Korea argues that Korean authors who entered the literary scene during modern literature’s formative years were the subject mediated by periodicals. However, it has been difficult to substantiate this statement because periodicals, including magazines, were open to different groups of writers; various social, literary, religious, and cultural discourses; and dissimilar genres. The multi-level interactions between terms, knowledge, and wr...